COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONWho’s afraid of the "big bad BRETT?" We’ll tell you who: winemakers! Because of our close proximity to several hundred wineries, we often get winemakers visiting our brewery. (After all, it takes a lot of great beer to make great wine!) Because we use 100% Brettanomyces yeast to ferment Sanctification, most winemakers will only smell the glass, and only a very few will venture to taste the beer. They think the Brettanomyces will attach to their clothing and end up in their winery. A simple solution was offered: keep a smudge pot burning at the door of our brewery so they can burn their clothes when exiting, but even that was not enough. After giving it more thought, we concluded that winemakers think Brettanomyces might scar their taste buds and possible even permeate their skin? Either way, Sanctification is one of the most unique beers you will ever taste! It was fermented with 100% Brettanomyces, rather than the traditional Saccharomyces.

Funky wild yeast specific aroma. Taste is very balanced, sour but not quite in the lambic territory. Although there are no fruits added, it makes you think of white grapes, white gooseberries, white mirabelle plums. Overall this is an excellent sour, very balanced and easy drinking.

Sampler at the brewpub in Santa Rosa. Hazy yellow color with all white head. White-winey, apples, good funk, even a bit barnyard. Light apples, funk, citric, spicy, a bit herbal. But it all stays smooth and light and easy to drink. Amazing how a beer can be this complex, light and easy-to-drink at the same time!

Nicely carbonated not too fizzy but just enough for small white head and the best part to bring out the horse barn and hay roll out. Some slight Belgian ripe tart Apple. Flavor of a super well balance of lemon tart and goat cheese and plain sour yogurt. Awesome brew!

Citrus and sour. Some wine, lots of Brett character of hay and funk. Finishes extremely dry which add the the experience. I could drink this on a hot day all day long due to the wonderful lemon zest and citrus sour notes.

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